A warrant also has been issued for Joe Louis Harvey III, 25, for principle to armed robbery. Harvey was arrested Jan. 3 by Orlando Police Department officers on drug and weapons possession charges and is being held at the Orange County Jail. At some point, he will be brought to the Marion County Jail to face the local charge.

Floyd was wanted in a Dec. 19 incident in which a man, later identified as Harvey, told a police officer he went to the Carriage House II apartments at 2631 NE 10th St. where he had sex with a woman and later called his girlfriend to come pick him up. Harvey told the officer when his girlfriend arrived, a lone gunman approached and pointed a weapon at her head and demanded money. The gunman hit the woman in the head and removed her cellphone, then took money from Harvey and fled, according to reports.

Detective Jorge Fernandez, who was assigned the case, developed Floyd as a suspect and talked with the woman. She was shown a photo line-up with Floyd in it and identified him as the person who robbed her.

Coincidentally, while Fernandez was investigating the Dec. 19 case, he talked with Harvey about a robbery two days earlier at the Winn Dixie at 2640 NE 14th St. in which a man reported that two men, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed him of cash and a cellphone.

The description given by the victim of one of the men was that he wearing a long-sleeve gray thermal sweatshirt, woodland camouflage pants and a black knit cap. He said the man was black, had a slim build and stood around 5-feet 10-inches tall.

Harvey was wearing similar clothing while talking with Fernandez, and fit the physical description. Harvey told the detective he was in the area of the grocery store, but not on the day of the reported robbery.

On Monday, Fernandez interviewed the victim, who identified Harvey as the person who robbed him.

A warrant was issued for Harvey's arrest for principle to armed robbery. His alleged accomplice is being sought by police.

State documents show Harvey has served time for several crimes, including carjacking with a deadly weapon and grand theft of a motor vehicle.

On Tuesday, while Floyd was being detained on the armed robbery warrant, the arresting officer found drug paraphernalia in one of his pockets.

Court records show Floyd has been adjudicated guilty and served jail time for several offenses, including petty theft, drug possession and domestic battery.

Detectives said they also are investigating two other robberies that occurred on Dec. 21 and 26 where two men were accused of robbing two other men in separate incidents. They said they are looking into the possibility that all four cases may be connected.

Anyone with information about any of the cases can call OPD at 369-7000, the Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can text "ocalapd" and a tip to TIP411.

<p>Two men will be charged in connection with two robberies that occurred last month at separate places in Ocala, and officials believe they may be connected to two other robberies.</p><p>Larry L. Floyd, 22, was arrested Tuesday by Ocala Police Department Officer Brandon Sirolli on a warrant for armed robbery.</p><p>A warrant also has been issued for Joe Louis Harvey III, 25, for principle to armed robbery. Harvey was arrested Jan. 3 by Orlando Police Department officers on drug and weapons possession charges and is being held at the Orange County Jail. At some point, he will be brought to the Marion County Jail to face the local charge.</p><p>Floyd was wanted in a Dec. 19 incident in which a man, later identified as Harvey, told a police officer he went to the Carriage House II apartments at 2631 NE 10th St. where he had sex with a woman and later called his girlfriend to come pick him up. Harvey told the officer when his girlfriend arrived, a lone gunman approached and pointed a weapon at her head and demanded money. The gunman hit the woman in the head and removed her cellphone, then took money from Harvey and fled, according to reports.</p><p>Detective Jorge Fernandez, who was assigned the case, developed Floyd as a suspect and talked with the woman. She was shown a photo line-up with Floyd in it and identified him as the person who robbed her.</p><p>Coincidentally, while Fernandez was investigating the Dec. 19 case, he talked with Harvey about a robbery two days earlier at the Winn Dixie at 2640 NE 14th St. in which a man reported that two men, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed him of cash and a cellphone.</p><p>The description given by the victim of one of the men was that he wearing a long-sleeve gray thermal sweatshirt, woodland camouflage pants and a black knit cap. He said the man was black, had a slim build and stood around 5-feet 10-inches tall.</p><p>Harvey was wearing similar clothing while talking with Fernandez, and fit the physical description. Harvey told the detective he was in the area of the grocery store, but not on the day of the reported robbery.</p><p>On Monday, Fernandez interviewed the victim, who identified Harvey as the person who robbed him.</p><p>A warrant was issued for Harvey's arrest for principle to armed robbery. His alleged accomplice is being sought by police.</p><p>State documents show Harvey has served time for several crimes, including carjacking with a deadly weapon and grand theft of a motor vehicle.</p><p>On Tuesday, while Floyd was being detained on the armed robbery warrant, the arresting officer found drug paraphernalia in one of his pockets.</p><p>Court records show Floyd has been adjudicated guilty and served jail time for several offenses, including petty theft, drug possession and domestic battery.</p><p>Detectives said they also are investigating two other robberies that occurred on Dec. 21 and 26 where two men were accused of robbing two other men in separate incidents. They said they are looking into the possibility that all four cases may be connected.</p><p>Anyone with information about any of the cases can call OPD at 369-7000, the Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can text "ocalapd" and a tip to TIP411.</p><p><i>Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118 or austin.miller@starbanner.com.</i></p>